(RN) Registered Nurse - Med/Surg - East Campus - 141519

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health is a Magnet-designated organization known for nursing excellence and transformative leadership. This RN role supports autonomous patient care across Medical/Surgical populations, aligning with ANA standards and fostering an empowering practice environment.

Applicants must hold a California RN license, current BART or BLS with a six-month commitment to obtain BART, and have at least one year of acute care experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing.
• RN license issued by the State of California.
• BART or BLS at time of hire with commitment to obtain BART within six months.
• Minimum one year of acute care experience at the Medical/Surgical level or higher.
• Demonstrates critical nursing thinking and clinical skills to identify and implement nursing interventions and evaluate results.
• Able to function in a fast-paced environment with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and consistently demonstrate empathy and kindness to all staff and patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous nursing care based on competence, expertise, and ANA standards.
• Care for a wide range of Medical/Surgical patients, including orthopedics and complex cases.
• Exercise independent judgment within interdisciplinary care.
• Demonstrate compassionate, patient-centered care and teamwork with staff.

Skills

RN license California

BART/BLS at hire

Acute care experience

Critical nursing thinking

Empathy and compassion

Interpersonal communication

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

DESCRIPTION

UC San Diego Health is proud to be a four-time Magnet-designated organization and has now earned Magnet with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet is the gold standard for nursing excellence, achieved by only about 10% of hospitals worldwide. Magnet with Distinction is awarded to the highest-performing Magnet organizations, with only a select few earning this prestigious honor. This recognition reflects our commitment to transformational leadership, professional nursing excellence, innovation, exceptional patient outcomes, and an empowering practice environment where nurses thrive.

Autonomous nursing care is the ability of a nurse to assess and provide nursing actions as appropriate for patient care populations based on competence, professional expertise, and knowledge. The nurse is expected to practice autonomously consistent with ANA Standards of Practice and Professional Performance. Independent judgment is expected to be exercised within the context of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to patient care.

Medical surgical nurses care for a wide variety of patients and populations, including but not limited to, routine general and orthopedic surgeries as well as varying medical diagnosis. Patients are complex medicine patients, including psychosocial and mental health issues. The wide variety of patients makes working here both rewarding and challenging.

Current UC San Diego Health CNA (NX) represented RN/NP applicants will be considered after the first 7 days of job posting. All additional applicants will be considered after 14 days of job posting, pending the status of the initial internal CNA (NX) represented applicant pool.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing.
• RN license issued by the State of California.
• BART or BLS at time of hire with commitment to get BART within six (6) months of hire date.
• Minimum one (1) year of acute care experience at the Medical/Surgical level of care or higher.
• Demonstrates critical nursing thinking and clinical skills to identify and implement nursing interventions and evaluate results.
• Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and consistently demonstrate empathy and kindness to all staff and patients.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BSN/MSN.
• Two (2+) or more years of acute care Medical/Surgical RN experience.
• Telemetry RN experience.
• Participation in shared governance committees or equivalent.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• This position will be required to work 4 weekend days per month.

Selected candidates may be hired at the CNIII level pending review and approval by the Nurse Executive Council.

Pay Transparency Act

Annual Full Pay Range: $138,330 - $193,892 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $66.25 - $92.86

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).